The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 484

You are the hardest person!”

The words slipped out of Dorothy’s mouth before she could stop them, and only after they were hanging in the air did she realize they had a certain ambiguity.

Everett, ever the troublemaker, chose to play along. “Yes, I am. I’ll own that.”

“Ugh, I can’t even deal with you right now!”

Dorothy turned to leave, but Everett’s grip was ironclad, unyielding.

She frowned in frustration, “Why do you have to be such a pain like Jeffrey, picking up his bad habits!”

During the takeover of East Star Enterprises, Dorothy had seriously doubted that the decision was unlikely Everett’s conduct. His demeanor was always collected, mature, and reserved, never acting like a petulant child.

But that decision might have been fatal for both camps!

realized that sometimes you have to play

Dorothy returned to his life, Everett’s world had been orderly and disciplined: waking up, attending meetings, travelling for work, domestic or international. Nothing seemed amiss.

of her hand for the sake of manner, he’d miss out on even a moment of contact.

sort of twisted

realized it on my

help but laugh despite little irritation. “Let go.

eaten, I’ll have

spare, she didn’t want to spend a second away from Everett,

she pressed, “Is

course, there was

beside him while being unable to touch or do anything

find the words, eventually just

bottle

supposed to know if you don’t tell me?” Dorothy didn’t keep up with his fantasies

Everett would want to be with her, but

“It’s nothing.”

with it! I want to know!” Dorothy took a

of his face, Everett’s voice dropped to a whisper. “It’s just… my chest